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Drivers with 'blacked out windows' reported as police up patrols in Kimberley

Groups have been seen on the park

Nottingham Post · Aug 24, 2022

Indonesian boating tragedy off Kimberley coast triggers reflection on border policy

Survivors from a fishing tragedy off the Kimberley coast earlier this year say it's time to rethink Australia and Indonesia's maritime border policy.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Dirty diamonds hinted at $50m Argyle gem heist, but it would take years to catch the thieves

When Australian rough diamonds began surfacing in Europe, it was the first clue millions of gems were disappearing from the Argyle mine in the heart of WA's Kimberley.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

Roebuck Bay Hotel in the Kimberley on the market for the first time in decades

With skimpies, himpies, wet T-shirt competitions and pearlers in its history, a beloved West Australian institution is up for sale and locals hope it keeps its traditions.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

WA police commissioner Col Blanch gives in-principle support for northern booze ban

Full and mid-strength takeaway alcohol sales could soon be banned in WA's north. Community leaders fear the measure would "marginalise" residents.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

‘Silent extinction’: myrtle rust fungus spreads to WA’s Kimberley

Researchers fear spread of invasive disease could be disastrous for Australia’s diverse plant life and are calling for urgent national response

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2022

WA biosecurity threats put Ord Valley agricultural region on edge

It's a nervous time for WA's easternmost farmers with myrtle rust officially in the Kimberley and other biosecurity threats creeping closer to the state border.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Argyle diamond mine's future hangs in balance as Rio Tinto negotiates with traditional owners

After the Juukan Gorge scandal, Rio Tinto and traditional owners are in tough negotiations about what's left behind at Argyle in Western Australia's Kimberley region following 37 years of mining diamonds.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

Koolendong military exercise set to wrap up in the Kimberley, with experts divided on its significance

As the latest annual Koolendong exercises come to a close in Western Australia, a soldier says his brigade learned lessons — but experts are divided on its significance.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Boat strike on whale filmed in WA as researchers urge people to steer clear of humpbacks

Whale researchers are "distressed" by footage of a boat hitting a whale at high speed off Broome and urge people to keep clear of humpbacks migrating north along Western Australia's coastline to a key breeding zone.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022